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Takeshi Obata & Tsugumi Ohno Working On “Platinum End” Manga

Written By Samantha Ferreira

The latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump announced that Death Note creators Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba will join forces once again. The duo will produce a new manga series, titled Platinum End.

Platinum End will kick off in the December issue of Shueisha’s Jump SQ, which hits newsstands on November 4. Digital editions of the series will be released at the same time as it hits in print.

Rough Translation: [Best Comic Magaine Announcement]: The centerpiece of Jump SQ’s eighth anniversary is here! Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s new series Platinum End info is coming. Sit tight, the title is currently in production!

The title’s announcement tagline reads that “[t]his is a story of a human and an angel.”

Platinum End is the third collaboration between Obata and Ohba. Previously, the two worked on Death Note and Bakuman.

Source: Japan Today (Thanks, Twitter User Being_Max!)

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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